Brian Fowler Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 It might be too late to do this now but I always thought that Alexa would work well doing the Tammy Lynn Sytch gimmick from SMW. You know, a spoiled rich girl from an elite school who idolizes Hillary Clinton......................... Honestly, you could lift the whole gimmick and it still works in 2016. Holy fuck. You literally could without changing anything. Good Christ.Although Alexa as Megyn Kelly is a hilarious idea. Edit: Shout out to Jim Cornette for the Tammy gimmick and not letting his own personal politics get in the way of booking a lefty as a heat magnet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARMDRAGON Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Problem is both of them want to be Arn and neither of them want to be Tully. We really need a Midnight Express wannabe team next. One of them did pull off a sweet slingshot-snap-suplex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brysynner Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 It might be too late to do this now but I always thought that Alexa would work well doing the Tammy Lynn Sytch gimmick from SMW. You know, a spoiled rich girl from an elite school who idolizes Hillary Clinton......................... Honestly, you could lift the whole gimmick and it still works in 2016. I wonder if WWE could do the Beautiful People's angle with "The Governor". Have Team BAD think Hillary Clinton is going to support them, then have it be Mika Rotunda or some other non-NXT blonde with Team BAD being oblivious to the deceit while New Day is constantly trying to explain it to them. Then when Team BAD figure out the rouse, they beat up "Hillary" and "Hillary" reverts to her original persona of Sister Abigail. This leads to Bray leading his Family to torment Team BAD and then the New Day make the save setting up New Day vs. Wyatts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nature Boy Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 It might be too late to do this now but I always thought that Alexa would work well doing the Tammy Lynn Sytch gimmick from SMW. You know, a spoiled rich girl from an elite school who idolizes Hillary Clinton......................... Honestly, you could lift the whole gimmick and it still works in 2016. I wonder if WWE could do the Beautiful People's angle with "The Governor". Have Team BAD think Hillary Clinton is going to support them, then have it be Mika Rotunda or some other non-NXT blonde with Team BAD being oblivious to the deceit while New Day is constantly trying to explain it to them. Then when Team BAD figure out the rouse, they beat up "Hillary" and "Hillary" reverts to her original persona of Sister Abigail. This leads to Bray leading his Family to torment Team BAD and then the New Day make the save setting up New Day vs. Wyatts. No need for all of that. Just have Alexa be a hot, vapid blonde who wears Hillary buttons and talks about how much she loves Hillary. No need to paint Team BAD as total morons who wouldn't recognize one of the most recognizable people in the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brysynner Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 The problem is it would be a major change for Alexa and that is seemingly something they don't like to do when they call up people from NXT to WWE. As far as Team BAD looking like fools, they're self absorbed heels and two of which are in their twenties, it would be believable they wouldn't know what Hillary looks like but they would know her name. The same premise would be how did the Beautiful People not know that Daffney was playing Sarah Palin. Hell you could just have Naomi and Sasha not get it but Tamina is the one who does. Really the idea behind this would be to giveTeam BAD an excuse for why they are out of the Divas title picture (of course in my perfect booking world, Charlotte drops the belt to Becky and the WM32 Mania Divas Title match is Becky/Sasha) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nature Boy Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 The problem is it would be a major change for Alexa and that is seemingly something they don't like to do when they call up people from NXT to WWE. As far as Team BAD looking like fools, they're self absorbed heels and two of which are in their twenties, it would be believable they wouldn't know what Hillary looks like but they would know her name. The same premise would be how did the Beautiful People not know that Daffney was playing Sarah Palin. Hell you could just have Naomi and Sasha not get it but Tamina is the one who does. Really the idea behind this would be to giveTeam BAD an excuse for why they are out of the Divas title picture (of course in my perfect booking world, Charlotte drops the belt to Becky and the WM32 Mania Divas Title match is Becky/Sasha) To be fair, I didn't like it when TNA did it either. I just don't find it believable in the age of the internet for there to be people who do not know what Hillary Clinton looks like. At least with Palin, it was plausible since she was new to the national scene. Hillary has literally been a national figure for almost 25 years, has been a Senator, Secretary of State and was a major candidate in the 2008 presidential election. For someone to not know what Hillary Clinton looks like, they would have to live in a literal cave. And you could always sub in a different hot blonde into Alexa's role if needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brysynner Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Could do a compromise and have it obvious she's not Hillary, Team BAD knows it's not Hillary but still parade her around because "all white girls look the same anyway" but that might be too meta for WWE to do subtlety. However this is Vince McMahon booking it, so he'll get the ugliest woman he can find, put a blonde wig on her and call her Hillary and mock her in the middle of the ring for 20 minutes the day before the election while promoting his friend, Donald Trump as the best hope for America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Sweetser Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Yeah, the problem is that any time WWE does anything political, they go way too over the top with it, especially if it's something that doesn't jibe with Vince's own political views. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nature Boy Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 If not for the rule requiring all candidates to get equal time, Vince probably would've brought Trump out on RAW already. As it is, if Vince does that, he'd have to invite everyone at some point and I'm not sure that I want RAW to open with a Jeb Bush 20 minute promo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offspring515 Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 If not for the rule requiring all candidates to get equal time, Vince probably would've brought Trump out on RAW already. As it is, if Vince does that, he'd have to invite everyone at some point and I'm not sure that I want RAW to open with a Jeb Bush 20 minute promo. Oh I do! But 2 minutes in New Day interrupt. "JEB! Your campaign smells like booty, not a flower....but don't you DARE be sour! Clap your hands for your two time tag champs and feeeeel the power!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdangerously Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 If not for the rule requiring all candidates to get equal time, Vince probably would've brought Trump out on RAW already. As it is, if Vince does that, he'd have to invite everyone at some point and I'm not sure that I want RAW to open with a Jeb Bush 20 minute promo. There are exemption to the equal time rule. I don't think it would apply to a show like Raw. I think it's mostly for news programs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nature Boy Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 If not for the rule requiring all candidates to get equal time, Vince probably would've brought Trump out on RAW already. As it is, if Vince does that, he'd have to invite everyone at some point and I'm not sure that I want RAW to open with a Jeb Bush 20 minute promo. There are exemption to the equal time rule. I don't think it would apply to a show like Raw. I think it's mostly for news programs. NBC affiliates had to offer the other GOP candidates equal time when Trump appeared on SNL. USA would technically have to offer the other candidates the time but they'd probably just make Vince schedule them on his show. http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/donald-trump-saturday-night-live-equal-time-nbc-1201636405/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakk_Sabbath Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Here's what would really happen: 1) Trump appears, possibly pops a rating 2) Every other candidate declines 3) There's another embarrassing "Stand Up For WWE" campaign 4) A week an a half of Yahoo! frontpage clickbait involving Benoit, Owen, and Hogan saying N 5) We move on with our lives 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nature Boy Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Remember when the 08 campaign dragged so long that Obama and Clinton appeared on RAW? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakk_Sabbath Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 I actually forgot about that entirely. I was really only watching sporadically at that time. I tuned in basically for the Jericho/Michaels stuff and that's it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trocar Slush Weasel Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 While we're talking about NXT, how long before The Drifter and the Perfect 10 form a tag team? And how long before they split up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 I'd be down for them as a team in the sense they're long-time NXT guys still finding their footing. For names I'd go with Perfect Drifters. Why yes, I did have Perfect Strangers on the mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Don't be ridiculous. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumanChessgame Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 A gimmick like "The Drifter" by its very nature suggests he's a loner, so putting him in a team doesn't make much sense. Still going with my opinion of him being a reboot of the Honky Tonk Man for today's grim and gritty media trends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 The only person a character called The Drifter should ever be a tag partner with should be called The Strangler. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turk128 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 The only person a character called The Drifter should ever be a tag partner with should be called The Strangler. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technico Support Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 The only person a character called The Drifter should ever be a tag partner with should be called The Strangler. Oh man if The Drifter's gimmick is that local cops are always trying to pin unsolved murders on him, that would be gold. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumanChessgame Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 The only person a character called The Drifter should ever be a tag partner with should be called The Strangler. Oh man if The Drifter's gimmick is that local cops are always trying to pin unsolved murders on him, that would be gold. Or the cops are always trying to drop him off outside the city limits because they don't allow drifters in town, leading to him snapping and destroying half the town. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technico Support Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Maybe he's a lonely drifter who flits into town, does some odd jobs, comforts the local widow, and moves on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Is this his theme? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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